seoi2 ci3水廁水厕
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Yaleséui chi
Definition
A flush toilet or a flush squat toilet.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to a toilet equipped with a flushing mechanism, distinguishing it from older dry or bucket toilets. While technically accurate, most people in modern Hong Kong simply use the English loanword 廁所 or the more specific 馬桶 when referring to a sit-down flush toilet. It is most commonly heard in older residential contexts or when describing building facilities.
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go3個goExamples
The flush toilet here is broken, it cannot be used.
Have you found where the flush toilet is yet?
Related words
Common phrases
to flush a toilet
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Grammar guides
- QuestionsFrom yes or no questions to asking who, what, where, and when. The patterns you need to ask questions naturally in Cantonese.
- ClassifiersCantonese puts a classifier between a number and a noun, and a bare classifier on its own can mean the. Learn the common ones and how to use them.
- ComparisonsHow to say bigger than, the most, the same as, and not as good as. Cantonese uses 過 where Mandarin uses 比, and that catches a lot of learners out.
